Epsom and Ashtead Commons

Epsom and Ashtead Commons are a 360.4-hectare (891-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of Epsom and Ashtead in Surrey.^[1][2] Epsom Common is a local nature reserve,^[3] and Ashtead Common is a national nature reserve,^[4] The site also includes a triangular enclosure which is a Scheduled Monument^[5]

Epsom and Ashtead Commons

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Stew Pond, Epsom Common
Location	Surrey
Grid reference	TQ 180 600[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	360.4 hectares (891 acres)[1]
Notification	1984[1]
Location map	Magic Map

These commons have diverse habitats on London Clay which provide habitats for rich communities of breeding birds. This is one of the most important sites in the county for invertebrates, including a threatened beetle, Rhizophagus oblongicollis and three nationally rare species, the beetle Bibloporus minutus and the flies Ctenophora bimaculata and Oedalea apicalis.^[6]